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"Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard" (Dressler, 2005)

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Month: September 2018

The Social Media Question Mark

My course – Social Media and Beyond (EDU-6333) for Northeastern University has just finished its first week. I enjoy this course because of the added engagement through social media…primarily Twitter.  Only 10 students this term (I am used to double that) – and over the first week, they did well, sending 72 tweets to the… Read more The Social Media Question Mark

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Britt

Updating My Teaching Philosophy

I made some minor changes to my posted teaching philosophy two years ago and last year…but it really had not been updated since 2014…and as we all know, the world of 2018 is markedly different from the world of 2014.  The web now is not as friendly as it once was, and “truth” now carries… Read more Updating My Teaching Philosophy

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Britt
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I am Britt Watwood, an online teacher recently retired from Northeastern's Center For Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research. My passions are networked learning and using web technology for learning. I currently teach graduate courses at Northeastern University and Creighton University.
DISCLAIMER: I am a product of my personal learning network and my thoughts are impacted by the many people locally and virtually with whom I have contact. However, the views expressed here in this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the institutions for whom I teach.

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